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Laboratory Studies of the Factors Stimulating Ballooning Behavior B Y Linyphiid Spiders (araneae, Linyphiidae)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Weyman, Gabriel S. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Abstract | Linyphiid spiders were tested individually in the laboratory in order to assess possible factor s stimulating the onset of ballooning behavior . An air flow chamber was used for many of the tests . Air movemen t was found to be an important stimulus for initiating both the climb to a prominent position and subsequen t take-off attempts . After instigation of pre-flight behavior by an initial air flow stimulus, climbing continued in still air, though take-off attempts generally ceased in the absence of further air movement . Neither circadia n rhythmicity nor darkness were found to prevent exhibition of ballooning behavior at night . Length of time spen t attempting to take-off appeared to be a factor in reducing a spider's response to the stimuli causing balloonin g |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v23_n2/JoA_v23_p75.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
